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By Jamie McAllister Erick Silva in an interview with TATAME. The Welterweight commented the Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen rematch and confirms his training partner Anderson Silva is working harder than ever and is highly motivated for the bout. “Anderson wants this win more than ever.” Silva says he is training with Anderson on a...

By Jamie McAllister Erick SIlva in an interview with TATAME. Silva comments on fighting abroad. “I am sure those things won’t get to me. I’m going there to put on a great show. When we’re focused, it does not change one bit.” Silva comments on his next opponent Charlie Brenneman. “He’s a wrestler who likes...

A welterweight bout between two top prospects has been added to the UFC on FX 3 show in the form of Charlie Brenneman vs. Erick Silva. UFC on FX 3 is tentatively scheduled for June 8, but a location and venue have yet to be revealed by company officials. Brenneman burst onto the UFC scene...

According to reports, UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner is taking steps to review Erick Silva’s DQ loss to Carlo Prater which took place this past Saturday at UFC 142. In the bout, Silva was able to drop his opponent with a knee strike to the body and swarmed on him with punches...

WEC veteran Carlo Prater has been tapped to replace the injured Siyar Bahadurzada and will now face Erick Silva at UFC 142 in Brazil. We announced yesterday that four-UFC 142 fighters where recently forced off the card and with the Prater booking two of the four bouts have been filled with replacements. UFC 142 is...

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Erick Silva has had quite the path to “UFC Fight Night 74” before finally finding an opponent in Neil Magny. Silva was originally scheduled to face Rick “The Horror” Story, but Story was forced to pull out of their fight on two separate occasions due to injuries. Tonight, Silva showed the effects of a rough...

“It’s always bad to change opponents on short notice. I prepared for almost four months for Rick Story, then the fight was postponed, then it was postponed again and now this last minute change, only two weeks away from the fight, it hurts my training camp. But we are professionals, we are always ready. The...

Anderson “The Spider” Silva has been seen scrapping with UFC’s up-and-coming welterweight Erick Silva. “The Spider” didn’t stop scrapping after their sparring session; Check out the former middleweight champion shadowboxing with his crew! He doesn’t look too happy… A video posted by Anderson Silva (@spiderandersonsilva) on May 22, 2015 at 8:35am PDT Who Has The...

Despite not being listed among the names that would receive a “Performance of the Night” bonus check, Dana White assured Erick Silva and Amanda Nunes they will be getting bonuses as well. Fans on social media showed their disapproval when Nunes and Silva were left out of the bonus report, but White addressed it as...

Erick Silva put on a performance that you would usually see from a top five competitor! Even though the fight ended in submission, Silva did a fantastic job at out-striking Josh Koscheck. Koscheck was staggered several time with strikes but it was ultimately his own punch that cost him the fight. Koscheck started to pressure...

The injury bug strikes again. UFC welterweight Ben Saunders has been forced out of his scheduled bout in Brazil, opposite Erick Silva, due to injury. The two welterweights were scheduled to square off at UFC Fight Night 62, on March 21. UFC Fight Night 62 goes down from the Maracanazinho Gymnasium, in Rio de Janeiro....

Performance of the Night: Lyoto Machida “The Dragon” is back! He was only in the octagon for a minute and two seconds, but he was able to put on one of the most dominant performances of his career. CB Dollaway wanted to smother Lyoto Machida, but he had no time to do that as he...

Erick Silva is back to his winning ways with a quick submission victory! Erick Silva took Mike Rhodes down to the ground and eventually transitioned to side control. Silva found himself in position to lock in an arm-triangle choke and applied the hold to Rhodes. Rhodes looked to defend the hold by creating space between...

“I was good in the first round. I did what was planned, which was explore the kicks in the beginning. I hit him with a good kick, we trained a lot to do that. It was a flaw of Brown’s where I knew I could catch him. He was very hurt and I tried to...

“After the first body shot I was actually thankful that he was punching my face. I was leaving my face open to get punched so that my body could recover. Which was a risk/reward thing and you only have a split second to think about it. And I know that if I get hit in...

Eleven fighters from Saturday’s UFC event have received medical suspensions from the Ohio State Athletic Commission. UFC Fight Night 40 marked the fist time in seven-years The Ultimate Fighting Championship hit ‘The Tri-State’ in Cincinnati Ohio and the show delivered. Event headliners Matt Brown and Erick Silva put on a memorable performance, but are paying...

Last weekend the UFC returned to Cincinnati with an action packed card featuring the return of Matt “The Immortal” Brown. Here’s what the MMA world thought about that fight: OMG!!!!! It's crazy here at @USBankArena — UFC (@ufc) May 11, 2014 How are you @ufc main even with a 3:00 gas tank? What the Fuck...

Fight of the Night: Matt Brown vs. Erick Silva Was there any doubt that Dana White was going to reward Matt Brown and Erick Silva with fight of the night honors? These two put on one of the best fights in history, and UFC should consider themselves lucky it was broadcasted live on free television....

‘Matt Brown vs. Erick Silva’ was one of the most exciting bouts in a long time and the UFC should consider themselves lucky it aired for free on television. Hometown boy Matt Brown was looking to impress those in attendance, along with Dana White, by headhunting from the opening minute of the first round. He...

Today’s ‘UFC Fight Night 40’ Main Card kicks off starting at 7:00 p.m. PT/10:00 p.m. ET. If you’re not in Ohio today with tickets in-hand or can’t catch the televised card, follow along with us here as we break down every blow, every submission, and ever strike, in real-time, right here in this very thread....

Erick Silva brought the crowd back to life after this performance. Silva landed a body shot that forced Takenori Sato to clutch on a leg, praying for a takedown. Silva stayed standing and delivered a handful of shots to the head and body of Sato. Sato continued to hold on to the leg of his...

Takenori Sato (pictured) has signed on with the UFC, and will face Eric Silva in Brazil on Feburary 15th. Combate first reported the news. Sato is the current welterweight King of Pancrase, and will enter the UFC while riding a 6-fight undefeated streak. While Sato has never fought outside of his native land of Japan,...

Crackerjack prospect Erick Silva is in need of a new opponent. Silva was set to face fellow welterweight Nate Loughran at UFC Fight Night 36. But MMAJunkie learned yesterday that Loughran has been forced to withdraw from the fight and the hunt is on for a new opponent for Silva. UFC Fight Night 36 takes...

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